Michigan Republicans introduce bill to stop minimum wage hike, tipped worker pay changes The legislation would effectively negate the effects of a recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling and keep the status quo. 09/11/2024 - 11:57 am | View Link
Bank of America raises its U.S. minimum wage to $24 an hour Bank of America is hiking its base pay starting next month and plans to further lift the company's minimum wage in 2025. 09/10/2024 - 6:50 am | View Link
Philly city workers in white-collar jobs to get pay bump and an extra holiday in one-year contract extension The deal includes the day after Thanksgiving off, in addition to more money to the union to cover medical costs. 09/6/2024 - 1:11 pm | View Link
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is poverty pay. It’s time to raise it The cost of living has gone up more than 45% since then, with rents and home prices rising faster than incomes in most regions of the country. Yet the nation’s wage floor has stayed stuck at $7.25 an ... 09/5/2024 - 1:38 am | View Link
Michigan bars and restaurants turning to their workers to fight increase in state minimum wage Back in July, the Michigan Supreme Court struck down a legislative change to the law, setting up a significant increase in the state minimum wage, including for tipped workers. 09/4/2024 - 7:59 am | View Link
ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday.
Wojnarowski will oversee a wide range of responsibilities while working alongside coach Mark Schmidt and his staff.
In the near future, I want you to learn how to ride this new horse of artificial intelligence (AI) rather than be left behind with the old one. Let me explain the revolutionary changes approaching our lives.
Sam Altman, whom I consider the Steve Jobs of this generation, called me 18 months ago.
Travelers have their opinions about which airports they like to travel through—and which just aren’t cutting it for them.
As part of the 2024 J. D. Power North America Airport Satisfaction Study, travelers rated airports based on customer satisfaction in categories, including: ease of travel, terminal facilities, airport staff, and more.
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The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport took first place in a ranking of passenger satisfaction among mega airports—which are those with 33 million or more passengers a year.
Central Europe has been plagued by intense flooding this week, killing at least 23 people, according to Reuters. While it’s difficult to draw a conclusive link between this event and climate change, experts say the most severe floods to hit the region in at least two decades fit into a broader pattern of extreme weather events.
The following feature is excerpted from TIME Dungeons & Dragons: The Game that Changed the World.
I enter a buzzing tavern, eager to partake in some drink and mingle with other patrons. On the way inside, a life-size mimic—with its menacing and toothy maw—is noticeable from across the room. Even with its monstrous denizens, the tavern is impeccably decorated with intricate wooden reliefs and carvings depicting dragon heads, owlbears, and battle axes.
Americans can now renew their passport online, as a pilot program became fully available to the public on Wednesday.
The online passport renewal system was initially rolled out on a beta basis in June, but officially launched Wednesday, the U. S. Department of State announced in a press release. The department said it was a “significant step forward in ensuring that Americans can more easily access passport services,” adding that the online program will “save time and effort” for Americans.